hi,
I am interested to know who uses the folding baskets on their rear rack?
are they a good product? how do you attach them to the rack ?

anything else that would be good to know?

thanks!

Local .. the LBS sells them . Ive installed a few..

you attach them to a rear rack of your choice. hose clamps work fine, so will twisted bailing or coat-hanger wire

being rectangular, when full, you need them back far enough to not kick with your heels, pedaling.

they are Still made in Kentucky USA.

I liked them well enough and attached them to my rack with the hardware that they came with. As mentioned, make sure that they're back far enough that you don't have to deal with heel strike. Oh and grab a couple bungee nets. For me these and a regular backpack were the best commuting solution. Threw the lock in the bottom of a basket, dropped the backpack on top of it, secured it with the bungee net and I was off in a few seconds. Get to work, undo the bungee, throw the backpack over the shoulder, lock it, and you're off just as fast. More convenient than a cycling specific backpack that claimed to lift the bag off my back but still left me with a soaking back or panniers that were great on the bike, but either took longer to get off the bike, weren't as secure on the bike, weren't as convenient to carry, or all of the above. Of course, they are heavy, but sure are convenient, and I could load them with groceries to beyond the carrying capacity of my rack without them bending.

I've used mine for over ten years and they work great. They're strong enough to hold and support an eight pound grocery bag or a half case of beer - in sixteen ounce cans - in each basket. BUD!

The mounting hardware that the vendor supplies for the baskets is sufficient for a secure mounting.

I zip tied them to a piece of ABS plastic the size of the rack, and secure them with some Velcro straps so I can put them on take them off like soft panniers.

I've had them on my MTB commuter 8 years. Love them! Convenient and quiet when closed. I keep two canvas shopping bags in my "trunk" to line the baskets so small items don't escape, and a small bunge in each to secure bags. Here's my bike from last week or so. I had an additional backpack and laptop to take to work and the baskets made it easy. +1 position the baskets back to avoid heel strikes.

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I had two of them. They rattled and popped open on occasion, but it was ~ 15 years ago and Wald may have updated the design. Everything Wald makes is un-pretentious and quite sturdy and I'd have no problem recommending the folding baskets despite my experience.

Instead, I got a fixed basket that I thought was a one-of-a-kind until I saw one last week at my LBS, a Wald 585, for well under 20 bucks. It's just a plain basket. Mine is attached with hose clamps. To further reduce rattling, I put some rolled up pieces of innertube rubber between the basket and my bike rack.

My spouse tried one of these on a seatpost mounted rack, that had side rails for panniers. Nothing kept it from shifting around, or from bending the side rails of the rack under heavy load. She ended up getting a mainstream rack with side stays that go all the way down to the threaded holes on the bottom bracket.

Oh, and I like kickstart's idea.

Purchased in 2003, my collapsible baskets have never ever popped open and they've never rattled up to this day. And my bike has been ridden on lots of trails in the past although it's been converted to a street bike nowadays. Silent, they work just fine for me.

That's cool. Since I can't lay my hands on them right now (buried somewhere in the garage) I can't give them another look, but it occurs to me that I could have warped them on installation, which would have made them come loose more easily.

Now I want to try them again, as they would be convenient if I want to put my work bike on my recently acquired car rack.

Just check their built-in locking hooks to see if they secure the basket, in folded configuration, securely.

two wald folders and a seattle sports trunk bag. In addition to the usual tools the trunk bag has two reusable grocery bags, that fit in wald baskets very well, and at least one bungie. The wald baskets are what took my commuter bike from toy to transportation, I am not a fan of hauling around a backpack that is usually empty.

They have been on with the hardware they came with for three years now.

My wife has them attached to her rear rack. She loves them, and hold enough bags of groceries. They're heavy, clunky, noisy, but they hold a lot.

They are a bit on the heavy side, but you can really load them up.
I used hose clamps.

Nice setup you got there!

I apreciate the photos and other input on this topic, as i'm seriously considering a purchase.

- Andy

They're great!!!

Installed with provided hardware, updated kit from Wald includes clamps for larger rack tubing and work without problems. I have never used the factory clips to keep them closed. From day 1 I've used a bungee cord below one side to below the other basket---no rattles.

They hold enough that I put a front basket on to counterbalance the weight and it provides a more secure feeling, especially in side winds.

That and what himespau posted.



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